Friday, March 10, 2006

Survivor: The SF TV Series Edition

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Networks are starting to tell us which shows will return and which will cease to exist. So, here is the “score” so far:

Returning
The 4400, Battlestar Galactica, The Dead Zone, Doctor Who, Ghost Whisperer, Lost, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1

Canceled
Alias, Charmed, Justice League Unlimited, Night Stalker, Threshold

Status Not Officially Known (With my percentage chance of returning.)
Invasion (75%), Masters of Horror (55%), Medium (95%), Smallville (90%), Supernatural (75%), Surface (20%)

Possible New Shows (With the highest chance, currently, of making it.)
Aquaman (Mercy Reef), Blade, Dresden Files, Eureka, Heroes, Jericho, Masters of Science Fiction, Raines, Torchwood, Ultra

So, what do you think? Which of the possible new shows sounds best? (Check out the details on these at: http://scifi411.com/upcomingtv.html).

Which canceled show will you miss the most…or the least?

Me? I’m going to miss Justice League greatly. This was an excellent animated series that was entertaining for both kids and adults. Night Stalker and Threshold had some good things going for them, but overall just didn’t cut it for me. I will miss Alias, but it was starting to get stale.

Of the new shows I have to say it is a really good selection this year and I’m sure others will pop up soon. Right now Jericho, Raines, and Heroes have me most interested. I’ve got this bad feeling that Blade may disappoint and that Dresden Files will meet the usual fate for Sci Fi Channel movie/back door pilots.

1 comment:

Grish said...

I have sorta lost interest in several of the TV networks here. I mean last year they like threw 80 new shows at us and almost 1/3 of them were canceled in mid sentence without even an explanation.

That's rough on a viewer when the show is plot driven. So I just simply stopped watching the first seasons of anything pretty much lol.

I did catch a few of Ghost Whisperer, I love Lost, Stargate is great but they need fresh ideas and quick, BSG is simply fantastic and is my number 1 show atm, Atlantis is pretty good and my second favorite Scifi show atm.

I have missed Charmed for 2 seasons and in my mind it was canceled back then I don't know what they were thinking with the plot recently.

Threshold was good I thought and I miss it, Supernatural is pretty good and probably my third favorite Scifi at the moment but like I said I have been keeping my distance until season 2 when I know it won't be pulled and leave me hanging.

Smallville was my number 1 show until this season and now after some major plot changes it is just not the same show and uninteresting I will continue watching it to see if they can pull out of the nose dive but cannot keep from thinking that they have sacraficed it for Aquaman.

Blade is a great story but I think the casting will make or break the show and I am waiting to see how it goes. -:) Grish